TARTA will try again at sales tax resolution

Monday at a public forum, residents spoke out about their frustration that the TARTA sales tax resolution didn’t pass in neighboring communities.

They say they are going to speak out against the no vote in Sylvania Township for those who are voiceless in the process.

“It’s important that we get involved in the community and let them know that we are going to be a voice for them,” said Pastor Cedric Brock of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church. “And today we are just trying to let TARTA bus know that we are with them and that we are very, very disappointed in Sylvania Township.”

“To me, it makes more sense to pass it,” said Prentiss Anderson, a Toledo resident. “So we can have those people riding to the places they need to go instead of having them walking through your communities if you don’t want them there.” Read more of the original article.